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Tuesday, October 31, 2017

Under fire, Kevin Spacey won't get International Emmy Award by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences has revoked an award it was going to give Kevin Spacey, a decision made after allegations that he made…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 11:34AM
Wednesday, October 25, 2017

Blake Lively tackles blindness in new complex film role by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- To play a blind woman for her latest film role, Blake Lively took no short cuts into the darkness....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 11:45AM
Tuesday, October 24, 2017

Ludacris promises 'a lot of tears' on YouTube music series by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Ludacris is hoping the new music competition series he's hosting on YouTube will take an aspiring artist and "catapult them to superstardom.&quo…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 01:16PM
Wednesday, October 18, 2017

Review: Good intentions go up in smoke in 'Only the Brave' by Mark Kennedy

Firefighters must be our last real superheroes. They run toward stuff that's on fire, for heaven's sake. There are the few public servants - not cops, politicians or doctor…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 01:38PM

Prophets of Rage hope to be 'soundtrack for the resistance' by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- When it comes to protest music, there's the subtle stuff and the really angry stuff. The all-star band Prophets of Rage takes the latter to a whole new grab-…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 12:46PM
Tuesday, October 17, 2017

Review: Demi Lovato reveals a lot in new documentary by Mark Kennedy

You might expect a lot of glamorous footage of Demi Lovato in the new YouTube-exclusive documentary that she co-produced - and you won't be disappointed. She's often shown …

SOURCE: Associated Press at 01:23PM
Monday, October 16, 2017

Review: Without 1D, Niall Horan walks on the folkier side by Mark Kennedy

Niall Horan, "Flicker" (Capitol Records)...

SOURCE: Associated Press at 01:19PM
Thursday, October 12, 2017

Go ahead, call it a comeback. Singer James Arthur does by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- It's time for James Arthur's next interview of the day and the soulful British singer gets up off a sofa at Sony headquarters, dutifully tucks away …

SOURCE: Associated Press at 11:30AM
Wednesday, October 11, 2017

Documentary about anxiety taps a world-class athlete by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- A new documentary about anxiety argues that everyone to some extent suffers from stress, nerves and social fear. And, to make their point, the filmmakers have enliste…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 11:02AM
Friday, October 6, 2017

J.Lo, Estefan, Miranda and Fonsi sing to help Puerto Rico by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- "Hamilton" creator Lin-Manuel Miranda released a new original song Friday to raise money for Puerto Rican hurricane relief and he's enliste…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 12:09AM
Wednesday, October 4, 2017

Review: Romance, survival mix in 'The Mountain Between Us' by Mark Kennedy

"The Mountain Between Us" is about two strangers who survive a plane crash only to end up in the unforgiving snowy Utah mountains, with no cell reception and precious littl…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 03:29PM

Review: New glorious nature documentary shouldn't be missed by Mark Kennedy

You think your day was rough? At least you didn't have to outrace an army of slithering snakes on your first day. Or cross a swollen river filled with hungry predators. Or, despite …

SOURCE: Associated Press at 11:05AM
Sunday, October 1, 2017

Marilyn Manson, hurt onstage in NY, cancels Oct. tour shows by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Marilyn Manson is canceling several upcoming tour dates after the singer was injured in a mishap onstage during a New York City performance and taken to a hospital....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 04:12PM
Friday, September 29, 2017

In Roadcase Royale, 2 artists find a way through the pain by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Some bands are created by giddy accidents or random meetings. Others are created cynically for the bottom line. The new band Roadcase Royale was created to overcome l…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 10:30AM

Pearl Jam and Chicago Cubs combine in film 'Let's Play Two' by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- To many fans of Pearl Jam, the band's two-concert stand last summer at Wrigley Field in Chicago was epic. What happened a few months later at that hallowed v…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 10:01AM
Thursday, September 28, 2017

Actress Anne Jeffreys, star of TV's 'Topper' dies at 94 by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Anne Jeffreys, the actress and opera singer who likely had her greatest impact on TV audiences as Marion Kerby "the ghostess with the mostess" in th…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 05:22PM

'I hope I live up to the hype': Jason Mraz to go to Broadway by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- When he was still a teenager, Jason Mraz considered musical theater as a career option but feared he'd end up frustrated and as a waiter. Now the singer-song…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 12:10AM
Friday, September 22, 2017

Electronic music icon Gary Numan returns to the spotlight by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- While working on his new album, electronic music pioneer Gary Numan found himself stuck. He'd been working on a song all day in his Los Angeles home studio a…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 02:34PM
Wednesday, September 20, 2017

Review: 'Kingsman' sequel lacks punch and vibe of first film by Mark Kennedy

In the first film about a secret spy group known as Kingsman, we learned they are well-dressed, courtly and perfectly groomed. But by the second film, there's a decidedly ungentlema…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 11:25AM
Wednesday, September 6, 2017

Filmmaker Murray Lerner, who shot Dylan going electric, dies by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Oscar-winning documentary filmmaker Murray Lerner, who captured Bob Dylan going electric at the 1965 Newport Folk Festival and preserved legendary music acts like Jim…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 11:41AM

Filmmaker Gurinder Chadha goes home with 'Viceroy's House' by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Gurinder Chadha hoped her new film would be very personal, one that explored her family's South Asian history. But when it was done, it turned out to be the …

SOURCE: Associated Press at 10:53AM
Friday, September 1, 2017

Joan Osborne channels her inner Bob Dylan on covers album by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- When Joan Osborne first met Bob Dylan, the two singers got very, very close. There wasn't much of a choice - they had to share the same recording studio micr…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 01:13PM
Tuesday, August 29, 2017

'The Elephant Man' playwright Bernard Pomerance dies at 76 by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Bernard Pomerance, the playwright best known for the Tony Award-winning play about a horribly deformed man that has lured some of Hollywood's biggest names, …

SOURCE: Associated Press at 12:38PM

‘The Elephant Man’ playwright Bernard Pomerance dies at 76 by Mark Kennedy

The playwright best known for the Tony Award-winning play, “The Elephant Man,” has died. Bernard Pomerance was 76.

SOURCE: Washington Post at 12:33PM

Review: Noomi Rapace proves deadly in formulaic 'Unlocked' by Mark Kennedy

There's been a lot of talk about who should be the next James Bond after Daniel Craig puts aside his shaken martini. Orlando Bloom? Idris Elba? Damian Lewis? After watching the form…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 11:40AM
Monday, August 28, 2017

Filmmaker hopes to show 'what really happened' in Ferguson by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Sabaah Folayan went to Ferguson, Missouri, three summers ago as a pre-med student hoping to find a way to ease the anger engulfing police and residents. She left a fi…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 10:06AM
Tuesday, August 22, 2017

Thomas Meehan, Tony-winning story writer of 'Annie,' dies by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- Three-time Tony Award-winning book writer Thomas Meehan, best known for transforming the Little Orphan Annie cartoon strip into the smash Broadway musical "A…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 06:09PM

Thomas Meehan, Tony-winning story writer of 'Annie,' dies by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- The three-time Tony Award-winning book writer best known for transforming the Little Orphan Annie cartoon strip into the smash Broadway musical "Annie&qu…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 05:50PM
Wednesday, August 9, 2017

Review: Love _ somehow _ shines through 'The Glass Castle' by Mark Kennedy

Any parents of young children (AP) -- or anyone thinking of hearing the pitter-patter of little feet - are urged to go to their local movie theater and see "The Glass Castle.&q…

SOURCE: Associated Press at 10:40AM

Bruce Springsteen plans a series of Broadway fall concerts by Mark Kennedy

The Boss is coming to Broadway — but he's ditching the E Street Band. Bruce Springsteen said Wednesday on his website that he plans to make his Broadway debut onstage this fall at the Walt…

SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 10:35AM

Bruce Springsteen plans a series of Broadway fall concerts by Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK (AP) -- The Boss is coming to Broadway - but he's ditching the E Street Band....

SOURCE: Associated Press at 10:29AM

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